Comparison

[Sealed] vs SideQuest

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

[Sealed]

Features
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Sealed is a different kind of journal. Each day, you write a single sentence. Once you seal it, it’s locked. No edits. No rereading. No overthinking. At the end of the year, you’ll have a quiet record of who you were, one honest line at a time. No feeds. No metrics. No pressure. Just a simple daily ritual.

About

SideQuest

Discover and complete real-life quests designed to turn ordinary days into small adventures. Earn XP, collect badges, and document your experiences in a personal journal. Packs can be unlocked with one-time purchases.

Highlights
  • Curated quest packs
  • Real-life challenges
  • XP and badge system
  • Personal quest journal
  • Solo or group play
  • One-time pack purchases
Features
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Give your day a side quest. SideQuest sends you on small, playful real-world quests that turn an ordinary day into a story worth telling. Go solo or bring a friend. Pick a quest, go do it, keep the memory. Write a dramatic museum label for a random object. Board the next bus, ride four stops, and explore wherever it drops you. Have the best outing you can on five dollars. Present one distinguished pebble to a stranger for an official rating. No big plans required. Most quests take under an hour. 100+ ORIGINAL QUESTS, IN PACKS THAT FIT YOUR MOOD Each pack is a themed set of hand-written quests with its own art, voice and badge. • City After Dark: turn one evening into a tiny movie • Make It Weird: creative dares with just enough absurdity • Main Character Energy: act like your life has a plot • Talk to Humans: tiny social moves that leave you a little less afraid of everyone • Soft Reset: quiet rituals for slowing down and looking up • Local Legend: know your city like it's been waiting for you • Curious Forever: odd questions, tiny lessons, real conversations • Taste of Somewhere: let appetite pick the route • Plus a pack of brave, respectful asks where a "no" still completes the quest CITY EDITIONS IN 160+ CITIES See your own city with new eyes. City Editions are quests written for real places, from New York and San Francisco to London, Paris, Tokyo and Mexico City. Crack optional riddles, collect small details, make something, and find the spots worth pausing in. Do them in any order, at your own pace. SOLO OR TOGETHER Take yourself on a little adventure, or finally give your group chat a plan. Invite a friend into a quest and they join free, no purchase needed. Bring two new friends in and you'll unlock Better Together, ten missions made for doing side by side. KEEP THE STORY Add a photo or a note when you finish. Your Journal keeps every adventure in one place, so you can look back on all the times you said yes. LEVEL UP IN REAL LIFE Earn XP, climb levels and collect badges like Certified Oddball, Night Cartographer and Plot Armor. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Every quest shows its time, cost and challenge level up front, so you can pick what fits today and skip what doesn't. PACKS YOU KEEP. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Unlock with one-time purchases: a single pack, a whole city, or all ten core Originals with the Originals Vault. Once it's yours, it's yours. Less scrolling. More adventure. Pick a quest and go.

Screenshots

[Sealed]4 screens
SideQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: [Sealed] at none against SideQuest's 11. [Sealed] also leads on ads (none vs shown). SideQuest's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SideQuest sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. [Sealed] asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
[Sealed] versus SideQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter[Sealed]SideQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB396 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVikram PandianOMG Career

In-app purchases

None

[Sealed]

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

SideQuest

One-time11
  • One SideQuest Pack Key$9.99
  • City Edition Key$14.99
  • Originals + 1 City$14.99
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  • Originals Vault$14.99
  • Originals + 1 City$19.99
  • Discounted Originals Vault$19.99
  • Originals + 1 City$24.99
  • Originals + 2 Cities$24.99
  • Originals + 2 Cities$29.99
  • Originals + 2 Cities$34.99
  • Originals Vault$34.99

Questions

Is [Sealed] free?
[Sealed] is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SideQuest free?
SideQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do [Sealed] or SideQuest have ads?
SideQuest shows ads; [Sealed] does not.

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